The World Soundtrack Academy has revealed the initial nominees for the 24th World Soundtrack Awards, highlighting some of the year's most memorable film and television music. This year’s nominees for Film & Television Composer of the Year include new talents such as Jerskin Fendrix and Laura Karpman, alongside seasoned composers like Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard.
Film Composer of the Year Nominees:
• Jerskin Fendrix for Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things
• Ludwig Göransson for Oppenheimer
• Laura Karpman for American Fiction, The Marvels, Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
• Anthony Willis for Saltburn
• Hans Zimmer for Dune: Part Two, The Creator
Television Composer of the Year Nominees:
• Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross, and Leopold Ross for Shōgun
• Natalie Holt for Loki (Season 2)
• James Newton Howard for All the Light We Cannot See (Season 1)
• Martin Phipps for The Crown (Season 6)
• Carlos Rafael Rivera for Griselda, Lessons in Chemistry, Monsieur Spade
• Jeff Russo for Fargo (Season 5), Ripley (Season 1)
In the Best Original Song category, the nominees are:
• “Dance The Night” from Barbie by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa, performed by Dua Lipa
• “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie by Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson, performed by Ryan Gosling
• “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony by Dan Wilson and Jon Batiste, performed by Jon Batiste
• “Road to Freedom” from Rustin by Lenny Kravitz, performed by Lenny Kravitz
• “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon by Scott George, performed by Osage Tribal Singers
• “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie by Finneas O'Connell and Billie Eilish, performed by Billie Eilish
• “You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This” from Wonka by Neil Hannon, Paul King, and Simon Farnaby, performed by Timothée Chalamet and the cast of Wonka